[geeks] Psychotropics aka anti-depressants, etc

[Shannon]

On Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 07:20:06PM +0000, wa2egp at att.net wrote:

> Unfortunately, ADD/AHD is used by a number of individuals as an excuse for
> poor performance in schools.  "My son/daughter needs you to <perform extra
> services> becaused they are diagnosed with ADD"  In a particular case that I
> dealt with, it was nothing more than dad/mom wanted special attention given
> to their daughter who was just not working in class.  

I find the whole ADD thing to be a big joke.

I do not recall a single child I ever met in my life who did not have
it. Sure, some are a little worse than others, but IMHO ADD is just
describing the natural state of most children.

Some people still have ADD into their early thirties.

I mean, sometimes while I'm trying to post a message I...

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